Course Name: Great Experiments in Psychology

Course abstract

Psychology as a subject interests many but what is popularly known are the common views that humans hold about their race. Over the century, the subject’s endevour to establish itself as a science through various experiments remains unknown to many. The present course attempts to share the most important experiments in the history of Psychology that has helped shape its identity. It aims to aid students’ understanding of how to design experiments with human subjects and assist the student to understand Psychology with a scientific eye.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Rajlakshmi Guha

Prof. Rajlakshmi Guha is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Educational Technology, IIT Kharagpur. She has done her PhD in Psychology. She has research interests in the areas of Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Perception, Attention, Memory processes, Physiological basis of emotion, and student's mental health etc.

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 Course Duration : Jul-Aug 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 20-Aug-2021
 Exam Date : 26-Sep-2021

Enrolled

1678

Registered

147

Certificate Eligible

104

Certified Category Count

Gold

20

Silver

33

Elite

28

Successfully completed

23

Participation

25

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 3 out of 4 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 course
Great Experiments in Psychology - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

DR SWAROOPA GIRIDHAR PATIL 98%

KLE Homoeopathic Medical College


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

MANGALA D MARUR 97%

MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

JASEEL CK 96%

Pondicherry University

MOHAMMED MUJAB SOLANKI 96%

NAAGIN SREE J 95%

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE

SHRUTI MALANI 95%

AMITY UNIVERSITY, CHHATTISGARH

VINOD V JOHN 95%

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1678

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 147

Assignment Statistics



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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.

Would have also liked to know the recent experiments in psychology and how to conduct such experiments .


The course was very interesting and Rajlakshmi Mam gave a very clear explanation for all the topic. Really enjoyed the course


I am very thankful to respected Professor T.Ravichandran sir for giving this cousrse .I have learnt a lot from this course. This course helped me to find my purpose in life.